Charge: Kirkland dentist pulled gun on bar patrons

He allegedly claimed he had CIA ties and trained Navy Seals

Published 1:38 pm, Sunday, March 5, 2017

A dentist with a practice in Kirkland was charged last with with
pointing a gun at bar patrons neighboring his office and claiming he
could kill them.

A dentist with a practice in Kirkland was charged last with with pointing a gun at bar patrons neighboring his office and claiming he could kill them.

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Charge: Kirkland dentist pulled gun on bar patrons

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A dentist with a practice in Kirkland was charged last with with pointing a gun at bar patrons neighboring his office and claiming to cops he could kill them.

Thomas Seal, a 64-year-old Camano Island resident, allegedly claimed to cops he had ties to federal intelligence agencies and was "on the job" when he brandished his firearm at Juanita Pub, according to charging documents.

Kirkland Police Officer James Hill wrote that at about 2:15 a.m. Dec. 28, Seal grew annoyed with noisy patrons leaving a closing Juanita Pub and flowing in the parking lot of his dental practice in the 9700 block of Northeast 120th Place.

Seal stepped onto a second-floor balcony at the building and reportedly pointed a Glock 19 pistol fitted with a laser at a 30-year-old former military police veteran down below.

The alleged victim did not know what type of device the laser was coming from and reportedly asked Seal what he was pointing at him, to which he responded, "Don't worry about it," according to the police report. Seal allegedly went on to accuse the 30-year-old man of "messing with" a dental assistant parked in the vehicle.

The 30-year-old man soon saw that the laser was coming from a gun and tried to calm Seal down, Hill wrote, but Seal continued to yell.

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Kirkland police responded to the scene, where Seal showed them a laser pointer that no longer functioned, according to reports. However, when cops followed him to the upstairs living quarters of his dental office to check his identification, they found the Glock with a laser site in plain view on the dining table, charging documents say. The pistol was allegedly unsheathed with a loaded magazine, though no round was loaded into the chamber.

Seal maintained that he only pointed a laser pointer at the 30-year-old man.

Senior Deputy Prosecutor William Doyle wrote in court records that Seal asked officers what they could do about issues with Juanita Pub, but was dissatisfied with their answers. He allegedly went on to claim he worked for intelligence agencies and that his son worked for the CIA. He also said he could not believe that police seemed unaware of problems at the Juanita Pub, given their "intelligence capabilities," Doyle wrote.

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Seal also claimed he trained Navy Seals and Delta Force and "knew how to kill someone very easily," reports say. He allegedly added that he was "on the job" for a government agency, but could not identify which one.

"The defendant's statements at the scene to Ofc. Hill were disturbing, and should give the court great pause in setting bail below the requested amount," Doyle wrote in court records.

Prosecutors did not file a second-degree assault charge until Feb. 22. King County Superior Court ordered $25,000 bail, but court documents show he posted that bail and remains out of custody.

Seal's dental credentials remain active, according to the Department of Health. A spokesman said he remains active and no disciplinary action has been taken against him.